Sylvain,

>> Take a look at ADO. This is the newest data access method that MS is pushing hard just to do what you mentionned. <<

I've read a dozen or so MS KB articles on it, but don't seem to have found the one that I want. Either the examples are in VB, where conversion is a non-issue, or they just tell me I should use it cuz it's great (without getting technical).

I'm still looking for that "VFP Programmer's Intro to ADO" KB article or book. I'm looking for that article or book because all of my questions are really first-time super basic, such as "Does the middle-tier create ADO?" "Or does the middle tier create cursors and pass them to the front as ADO? And of course, how does it do this?" Really basic beginner questions.